Wage increase for Contract Cleaners
The sectoral determination for Contract Cleaners wage increase will become effective in January 2019.
This sector did not have an increase i
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- Jan 28, 2019
- 2 min
Important Notice: CCMA Jurisdiction and The National Minimum Wage
The National Minimum Wage came into effect on 1 January 2019. The first pay day for the new wages are around the corner and as such the CCMA
- Dec 4, 2018
- 1 min
Domestic Workers New Minimum Wage
On 3 December 2018 the following wage increase was granted for Domestic Workers with immediate effect.
Domestic workers who work 27 ordinar
- Nov 28, 2018
- 1 min
Parental Leave Amendments
Employees who did not qualify for Maternity Leave, will now be granted 10 consecutive days’ Parental Leave when their child is born or when
- Nov 23, 2018
- 1 min
National Minimum Wage Bill
On 23 November 2018 President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the National Minimum Wage Bill. The bill will be in effect from the 1st of January 2019
- Nov 8, 2018
- 3 min
The Legal Aspects of Public Holidays
A frequently asked question by employers relates to the legalities of work and payment requirements for public holidays. A public holiday is
- Oct 26, 2018
- 2 min
NUMSA Plastic Strike, a Protected Strike
On Friday 19 October 2018 the Labour Court ruled that the NUMSA Plastics industry strike is a protected strike, and declined to grant the in
- Oct 16, 2018
- 1 min
Important Notice: NUMSA and Plastic Workers Strike
The planned NUMSA plastic workers strike is an unprotected strike. Thus should employees strike they will be unprotected and disciplinary ac
- Oct 4, 2018
- 3 min
A breath of fresh air amidst the Dagga hotbox
The recent Constitutional Court judgement regarding private Dagga use has caused employers to worry about the competency of their employees
- Oct 3, 2018
- 2 min
Benefits whilst on Maternity Leave
Every employer strives to become an employer of choice, offering a variety of employee benefits to attract and retain quality staff. A medic
- Sep 5, 2018
- 3 min
Restaurant, Catering And Allied Trades Wage Increase
On 6 August 2018 the collective agreement concluded in the Bargaining Council for the Restaurant, Catering and Allied Trades was extended to
- Aug 8, 2018
- 2 min
Equal Work for Equal Pay
Many Employers are of the understanding that pay grade is discretionary irrespective of the job, duties and individuals hired in the positio
- Jul 26, 2018
- 3 min
Constitutional Court's decision on Temporary Employment Services
On the 26th day of July at 10h00, the Labour Appeal Court (Here in after referred to as the LAC) made a ruling on the interpretation of sect
- Jul 4, 2018
- 5 min
Pregnancy and women in high risk areas
Many employers operating in hazardous and high risk industries often find themselves in a predicament when they deal with pregnant employees
- Jun 5, 2018
- 4 min
Entrapment: To trap or not to trap
Many companies have no alternative but to employ highly specialised “risk” units, that provide undercover detective work to dismantle syndic
- May 2, 2018
- 3 min
Changing perspective around cases relating to intoxication
In short the employee was charged for reporting for duty whilst under the influence of alcohol, the notice was issued on the employee and a
- Apr 4, 2018
- 4 min
Derivative misconduct
Derivative misconduct refers to a situation where an employee who has knowledge of wrongdoing towards his or her employer, subsequently fail
- Mar 6, 2018
- 3 min
Confidentiality & Social Media in the Workplace
Social Media is omnipresent, with an ever increasing interest and use of social media platforms, an employer may find the need to implement
- Feb 6, 2018
- 7 min
Suspensive and Resolutive Conditions In Employment Contracts
Resolutive and suspensive conditions are widely used in the drafting of contracts, but it is an especially well-known phenomenon in contract
- Jan 16, 2018
- 4 min
Poor work performance of senior managers
According to the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995. Schedule 8, Item 9: Any person determining whether a dismissal for poor work performance i
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